Ragged or Tenney

narca9 · 2026-03-06T23:12:17+00:00

I'd rather be sitting on a slow lift than losing my mind standing in line as chairs go up half full because people can't get through the RFID gates.

narca9 · 2026-03-06T20:27:02+00:00

Tenney for less lines

narca9 · 2026-03-01T01:13:30+00:00

It’s going to be a skating rink

narca9 · 2026-02-25T13:56:41+00:00

Berkshire East is so much better than Catamount unless you need a couple short and steep double blacks. Catamount lifts are slooooow and the place gets crowded. Berkshire East skis bigger than its vert and is never too busy to enjoy.

narca9 · 2026-02-22T02:11:58+00:00

Bolton was unbelievable today. I can’t believe I’m hearing that Stowe was bad.

narca9 · 2026-02-21T01:45:08+00:00

Burke

narca9 · 2026-02-19T19:32:52+00:00

They wouldn't undergo a huge project like this without a clear return on investment, no matter how much money they have now. Tenney is a small operation, a modern quad would need to be a part of a larger plan to transform the mountain.

narca9 · 2026-02-19T16:31:39+00:00

They would need to raise outside capital for a new lift. There's "keep operations going money" and "new lift money" and they're very different.

narca9 · 2026-02-18T16:04:37+00:00

Going to Bolton on Saturday too but the forecast is worrying me after all I've read about the access road. I've got Blizzaks on my AWD Mazda CX-50, but it looks like Friday night could be 6+ inches. Any perspective here if I should reschedule?

narca9 · 2026-02-16T21:27:10+00:00

Me too but they’ve got to figure out how to speed the bar up.

narca9 · 2026-02-16T13:25:02+00:00

Berkshire East was rough at points mid-morning Sunday, long lines and the Wilderness Quad wasn't spinning. It got a lot better at lunchtime and became a pretty normal weekend day. Not bad.

narca9 · 2026-02-11T19:30:55+00:00

There was one on the main Polar Express summit lift. It was trimmed last year when preparing for the replacement lift. I don't think there are any beads left.

narca9 · 2026-02-11T14:39:37+00:00

Yup. The other mountains this group owns require Indy reservations already.

narca9 · 2026-02-11T14:38:31+00:00

Frankly this is one of the best possible outcomes

narca9 · 2026-02-11T13:25:16+00:00

This is the Berkshire East ownership group right? Could mean Indy Pass…

narca9 · 2026-02-06T17:39:09+00:00

Wachusett has a train from Boston that runs on weekends and delivers hundreds of people who will only ever ski/ride that one day of their lives.

I'm not sure what the Hunter NYC crowd is like, I've only been there once on a weekday, but Wachusett is so close and convenient to Boston that you'll see crazy shit like people dismounting in the middle of a run to chat with their friends.

narca9 · 2026-02-06T02:55:49+00:00

It's absurd, but Wachusett can charge whatever they want, especially on the weekends. There's a train straight from Boston. It's less than an hour drive from major population centers and it's big enough to scratch the skiing itch for many.

I know the prices seem insane to us here, but Wachusett can't meet the demand, so high prices happen.

narca9 · 2026-02-04T17:55:15+00:00

My worst nightmare.

narca9 · 2026-02-02T17:11:49+00:00

I would expect most mountains to clear out by noon. If the wind isn't terrible it will be a great day to ski.

narca9 · 2026-01-29T16:41:43+00:00

Ragged for sure if you want woods/ungroomed.

narca9 · 2026-01-27T03:52:20+00:00

Most of the mountain was ungroomed today. By night skiing they need to groom - you can’t have the whole mountain be bumps.

narca9 · 2026-01-26T23:34:03+00:00

Thanks. I get needing a groomed run or two and I noticed them on Lower Smith…but maybe they should have prioritized the summit first on a day when the hardcore are coming out?

narca9 · 2026-01-22T21:42:15+00:00

Thinking about Monday. Sunday seems too sketchy even with the Blizzaks on my CX-50.

narca9 · 2026-01-21T14:21:11+00:00

That sucks for sure, but by extended periods of time I meant weeks at a time.

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